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Mother, 25, charged in death of infant

A 25-year-old Lawrenceburg woman was arrested and charged with reckless homicide in the suspicious death of her infant daughter, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department.

The woman, identified as Chassidy Jade Garland, was arrested and jailed Friday before she was released on $10,000 bond, according to a sheriff’s department press release.

On Nov. 1, authorities were called about the death of an infant, age three months, and when they went to investigate they “quickly noticed evidence that led them to believe this was more than an unexplained death,” the release said.

Investigators collected evidence of drug activity in the home as well as witness statements that conflicted with Garland’s account of what had happened, the release continued. They also found that someone had tried to destroy and hide evidence, the release said.

“After a lengthy investigation and a full examination by the State Medical Examiner’s office investigators presented evidence to the Lawrence County Grand Jury which in turn returned the indictment of Reckless Homicide,” according to the release.

Garland is scheduled to appear in Lawrence County Circuit Court on July 8.

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